All news on the topic: Britain

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Seven-year high in deaths and serious injuries on damaged roads highlights Britain’s pothole crisis
Britain’s ’pothole crisis’ has contributed to a seven-year high in the number of commuters killed or seriously harmed in accidents.
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Last British hostage released after 470 days as part of Gaza ceasefire agreement
A British-Israeli woman is among the first three hostages to have been handed over to Israeli forces by as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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Newly found diaries of British socialite Unity Mitford disclose her relationship with Hitler
Diaries, believed to be genuine, chronicle 139 pre-war meetings between antisemitic aristocrat and Nazi leader
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British hostage expected to be among 33 captives released in Gaza deal, with ceasefire starting Sunday
The last remaining British hostage is set to be among the 33 captives freed in the first stage of the ceasefire deal, which is set to come in force on Sunday morning at 8.30am local time.
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Russian general warns of inevitable missile strike on UK, raising WW3 fears
The Putin propagandist made his latest bold claim on Russian state TV in response to Ukraine’s use of British missiles.
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Britain’s busiest railway line to close for weeks of repairs, causing travel chaos for millions
Millions of passengers will be facing 10 years of severe disruption as once-in-a-generation upgrades are due to start on one of Britain’s most important railways.
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Spain to impose 100% tax on foreign home-buyers, impacting British expats
Spain is set to impose a significant new tax on foreigners, including Brits, buying homes in the country as it moves to prioritise housing availability for locals.
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Britain’s economy hit as pound plunges; Treasury calls for severe spending cuts
The pound has dropped to its lowest value against the dollar since November 2023 while government borrowing costs have continued to rise.
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Millionaire killed in Titan sub disaster left his wife with less than £100k in Britain
The millionaire businessman killed in the Titan sub left his wife with less than £100k in Britain after dying without a valid will.
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Starmer spends £80,000 redecorating Downing Street to remove ’Tory blue’
Since it was created by Boris Johnson over the Covid pandemic, the media briefing room in Downing Street has been resplendent in a rich blue.
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Bet365 CEO reduces pay but still earns £158 million
Denise Coates, chief executive of the gambling firm Bet365, took a massive pay cut last year, but still received a package worth almost £158m.
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British aristocrat’s death sparks conflict between ’fake marchioness’ girlfriend and estranged son
Brudenell-Bruce has accused his late father’s partner of passing herself off as a marchioness at the Ritz.
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Musk or no Musk, Farage has a plan to capture Britain
The Reform UK leader has broken with Musk over a far-right activist. But it’s his plan to win big that’ll keep Keir Starmer up at night.
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Labour removes video due to offensive Portuguese song lyrics
A badger in a suit walks along a train platform...
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Heavy snow causes travel chaos with airport closures as Britain experiences a -11C freeze
Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon Airport both closed their runways on Sunday morning due to heavy snow, with passengers facing travel delays and cancellations.
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NATO is dissatisfied with the state of the UK’s air defense
NATO members consider the state of the UK’s air defense to be inadequate, with virtually no means of protection against ballistic missiles.
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TV icon tops list of highest-earning British comics with over £27m in 2024 thanks to huge residency
Peter Kay laughed all the way to the bank in 2024 — as the world’s fourth biggest comedy earner.
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Apple faces £1.5bn lawsuit for overcharging British users - how much money you could get back
A seven-week trial is set to begin later this month at the Competition Appeal Tribunal over a £1.5billion lawsuit claiming British iPhone users were overcharged.
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The UK’s richest plumber from £70m fortune quitting Britain over Labour tax raid
Charlie Mullins is the country’s richest plumber but has moved to Spain over fears he could be hit with a nasty inheritance tax bill.
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‘Why should I study Russian?’: Ukraine urges UK to introduce Ukrainian GCSE
About 34,000 Ukrainian children have fled to UK since Russian invasion – yet are unable to study their mother tongue
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Hundreds of theatres and museums face closure as crisis in sectors laid bare
Alarm in sector as four in 10 of Britain’s theatres as well as many regional museums containing local and national archives are on the brink of closure
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Britain’s oldest meat market holds Christmas Eve auction ahead of potential closure after 800 years
London’s oldest meat market has held what could be one of its last Christmas Eve auctions ahead of its potential closure after more than 800 years.
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Ministers urged not to allow Assad’s British wife to return to the UK after reports she is unhappy with life in Moscow
Ministers have been urged not to let the British wife of deposed Syrian despot Bashar Al-Assad come back to the UK amid reports she has become unhappy with life in Russia.
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Britain’s youngest knife murderers have their ’lenient’ sentences increased
The UK’s youngest knife murderers have had their prison sentences increased after senior judges at the Court of Appeal agreed they were ‘unduly lenient’.
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Britain’s most notorious rapist attacked in prison by vigilante group
The UK’s most prolific serial rapist was targeted in an attack by a group of prison vigilantes.